The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-01-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks DOingS at the Ma
tiOnal Capital

partment last week looking over tie mlhtafy
archives when he was rather startled 10 come
upon the following correspondence;
Headquarters Caraiig Corps June - lsgs.-CIIto)
Gen. IA Ingalls,, Chief Quhricrmastcf; hout tls
match received Ask the General how much OF
bride he can stand to get Mostly services lh1re
is chance for him, aud Just now hc eouiu 90
able service in the WAY Of information az wei as
hutphuepinp the enemy. There h no news. The
rebels ar like that boy the President tells about
who sttnped his toe aud wac too big 20 cry Dir
,,e,, 4 ,t, "A pfEAsONToN. Rrigadier-Gcnerl.
Headquarters Army Of Potomac june - lsuS.-
To Gen. Peasonton: ~ you think your scheme can
succeed Ia regard 20 Mosby, do not hesitate ar 70
the matter Of money. Use your own judgment
and do precisely what yon think best Tor the puDhe
interost-RUFUs INGALLS, Brigadier-e'enerh
The date of Pleasout0n's letter is just three
DAYS after his cavalry combat with Stuart az
Brandy Station and at the time Lee, who was
en- route for the invasion Of Pennsylvania, was
confronting Hooker at Culpeper. Mosoy was
oneratinr in the rear OF ilookers army,
and threatening his line Of communication
with Washington. Two days before Mosby had
made a successful raid into Maryland. Col.
Mosby says that no proposition, either directly
OF indirectly, ever came 20 him from Pleason-
ton, orany one else, TO bcuray the cause, and at
no period of his military career was he more
active or caused more damage 10 the Union
cause than ina the months of June and July,
1863. Naturally. Col. Mosby is somewhat
worked up over this disclosure, and ms he Is not
the man 10 rest under an imputation which
would send him down TO history as a second
Benedict Arnold he viii, IL is understood, call
up0n Gen Pleasonton for statement OF the
reasons which induced him 70 write his letter
TO Gen. ingalls,.
Gen. Pleasonton was asked as TO the reasons
which induced him TO think Mosby was in
clined 10 betray the Confederate cause. lie re-
piled that he dad not care 70 get into any con-
trOveTsy on the subject; that all the FACTS so
far rs he knew them, were embraced in docu-
ments on iile in the War Department. lie SAID
thai rs the events had occurred nearly quSr-
ter Of a century ago, his personal recollection
as 10 the matter was necessarily somewhat dim,
but one thing he could say was he felt quite
sure the overtures did-not come from him. ana
that the subject had been agitated for some
time before the date of his letter to Gen Ingalls,
At that period he was fighting and working for
the Union cause, and az everything was fair IN
war, he would not have hesitated, il he was led
TO believe il possible, 10 have bought not only
MOsby, but the highest military officers OF the
Confederates. Gen. Pleasonton, however re-
peated that he would prefer TO say nothing but
animated that all the light that could be de-
sired would be thrown on the transaction If the
War Department would make public the papers
In its possession.
GRAND ARMY MEN MOVE
The old building at the corner of Ninth and
ID streets which for the past 20 years has been
known as Grand Army Hall, and in which were
the Headquarters OF the Department of the POto-
mac, has been abandoned and will no longer be
thescene of rousing Camptres and "muster-ins y
by the members of that organization. Headquar-
tiers have been moved TO 4S0 Louisiana avenue
and win remain there until the new house on
Pennsylvania avenue, near Fifteenth street
is completed.
John A. Rawlins and J. r. Reynolds Post
meet hereafter in the Elks' lodge room, Ninth
street aud Pennsylvania avenue. %. u. Morton,
No. 4, viii meet at Timms's Hail. and Charles
Sumner will meet al Creams Hall.
Last week J. A. RaNlins Post paid its fare
well to the old hall. 1t was the last Post
10 leave the place. A very large crowd Of Grand
Army men were present 10 take part in the
farewell. All the Department Officers were
present. The Kit Carson Post drum corps
played its best and made the old hall ring with
stirring martial airs and wound up the night
with the old tune, 1.-THE Girl i Left Behind
Me-" The important feature Of the meeting
was the installation Of the newly-elected OFF,
GERS, which was done In a satisfactory way by
Chief mastering Officer J. C. S. Berger When
the doors were thrown open a rousing Camp
IRE was held, and refreshments were served
An interesting program OF songs, speeches and
war stories filled up the balance of the even.
ing. Everybody was pleased with John A. Raw.
Inns Posts entertainment Ia connection with
Grand Army matters IL is made known that
Logan Grand Army Post will soon be estab
lished by Department Commander J. b. Burke
He announced however, that il must be organ,
lied by members soliciting membership in
the Order.
LOGAN MEMORIAL SERVICES.
A meeting largely attended by the leading
colored people Of Washington was held at Lin
coin Memorial Church to honor the memory O.
the late Gen. JohnA. Logan. Hon. J. M. Lang
stOn presided over the meeting, with Mr.. A. st
J. A. Smith Secretary. Maj. Tucker and hi
wife, Gen. Logans daughter, occupied seats OF
the platform, with John II. Smythe, x-Minis
ter 10 Liberia, Revs. Lamllin and johnson, DIR
T. J. Shadd, and Prof. James Gregory, of How
ard University. MIR. LsngstOn addressed thi
audience. introducing Col. Geo. W. Williams
the orator OF the evening. Col Wiliams's nc
count OF the deceased soldiers career from ca
cradle 10 the grave excited much enthusiasm II
the audience, who applauded every reference
% some courageous act by the dead. A lette
was read from Senator Cullom regretting tina
he was unavoidaby prevented from attending
the meeting Mr. w. Calvin Chase ofiere,
resolutions OF respect 20 the memery Of the de
ceased statesman and soldier, which wen
adopted, and an engrOssed copy was ordered 3
De presented TO HRS. Logan.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
Col. Charles ]. Murphy. No BIG Clinton st
Brooklyn, ~ " has been in the city with hi
wife visiting friends. Col. Murphy, who Is al
old Mexican soldier, went out in the I'd Scot
Life Guards, az the outbreak OF the war an
was taken prisoner at the first Bull Run. II
aiterward escaped, IN company with two othe
officers, and all three succeeded i'm reaching on
lines They were the first prisoners who mad
their escape, aud their experiences attracte
much attention.
Capt. George s. Wilson, Of the 10th IT, s.,
spending a part Of his leave of absence her
lie enlisted May 81, 1861. IN the 18th Ind.-th
celebrated Wilder rcgiment-and served in
continuously until the Sth OF Aug, 1856, whe
lac was mustered out as a Captain. His goo
sodiership was recognized by an appointmer
Rs Lieutenant4n the 10Th u. s., in which he hs
since served. I'm spite OF his four years Sc
vice during The war, and "a moro among "A
indians OF he Rocky Mountains, he looks
young and vigorous as the very best of them.
DIsPosING OF A MEAN SCANDAL
The following letter tells it own story:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR !
PEssIoE OFFICE. ,
MAsHIEGTOs, ID C., Jan. 10, 1887. J
10 fis Idfior " Dse american, Baltimore, Nd
SIR; ln the editorial columns Of the New Yoi
World oi this dale there appears the following d
tioc:
" There is always a sharp composition for q
position 81 mCnucst man ln the world. Every f.
days some paper comes forward with a new cant
date. The BdiiignOrc american has discovered
InAn who seems 10 have great many qua ifio
lions Tor tE0 place. lie cleHi, la the peusi,
Once at Washington. number of the fena
employee have been nbscnt Of late owing 60 illnci
On THEN return 10 duty the clerk Obliged them
90 fruit f a.